Madoff victim celebrates

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Investment fraud victim Marian Siegman exults outside of a Manhattan federal courthouse Thursday after disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sent by a judge to jail to await sentencing. The financier was ordered to jail after pleading guilty to a multibillion-dollar financial fraud scheme and could end up with a sentence of 150 years in prison.

Investment fraud victim Marian Siegman exults outside of a Manhattan federal courthouse Thursday after disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sent by a judge to jail to await sentencing. The financier was ordered to jail after pleading guilty to a multibillion-dollar financial fraud scheme and could end up with a sentence of 150 years in prison. (Getty Images photo by Chris Hondros)

Investment fraud victim Marian Siegman exults outside of a Manhattan federal courthouse Thursday after disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sent by a judge to jail to await sentencing. The financier was ordered to jail after pleading guilty to a multibillion-dollar financial fraud scheme and could end up with a sentence of 150 years in prison.